The Brazilian Expedition of Thomas Ender – Reconsidered
On the occasion of our expedition I invite you to a reception on my red carpet. You are kindly requested to enter your name in my guest book.
Our expedition follows the route taken by Thomas Ender during his journey to Brazil in 1817/1818. Thomas Ender was the landscape painter accompanying the Austrian expedition that escorted Princess Leopoldine.

My guests received visiting cards with my email address and a small drawing.

As ambassador I also had special rubber stamps with me, which I used for my guest-book entries in churches, restaurants, hotels and at the Austrian Consulate in Rio.

The photographs, which are framed and arranged chronologically according to calendar dates, document my interventions within the framework of The Brazilian Expedition of Thomas Ender – Reconsidered. The photos begin with my first reception with the Brazilian ambassador in Vienna, then continue with those taken during the journey in Brazil and finish back in Vienna at a reception with the Austrian Federal President beneath the original portrait of Leopoldine. Empty picture frames containing simply a passe-partout represent the more-or-less work-free days.